Newly released documents have shed light on the ACT Stanhope government's own record keeping failures.

Earlier this week an audit of staffing arrangements in the office of ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja revealed there was serious failure of compliance in submitting attendance records.

The audit was ordered after revelations Mr Seselja's staff had repeatedly failed to lodge timesheets and leave forms.

Mr Seselja has accepted responsibility for the failings, but insists his office is not the only one to have issues with staff timesheets and leave forms.

Now documents released under freedom of information (FOI) show that in 2009 Jon Stanhope thought the 57 per cent submission rates for timesheets under his government were inexcusable.

After a critical auditor-general's report, Mr Stanhope wrote to all his ministers - including now Chief Minister Katy Gallagher - demanding they ensure appropriate attendance and leave records were kept, or staff could be sacked.

The documents also show six emails from Mr Stanhope's office to executive staff members about missing paperwork for annual or personal leave.

Mr Seselja says the FOI documents do not reflect well on Ms Gallagher.

"It shows that Katy Gallagher completely failed to manage her office to the extent that the chief minister felt he had to directly intervene.

"This is a serious reflection on Katy Gallagher. She has been throwing mud on this issue. She has been shown to be wrong on this issue and now she's been found to be an absolute hypocrite on this issue."

But Ms Gallagher says the documents do not reveal anything new.

She says while it was well known the Stanhope Government had timesheet problems before 2009, there have been none since then.

Ms Gallagher says the only office with recent serious record keeping failures is Mr Seselja's.